3.3
LOW
CVE-2012-6655
Apache AccountService Unencrypted Password Exposure Vulnerability
Description

An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a local users obtain encrypted passwords.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 27, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 18, 2020, 3:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-6655 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6655 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Accountsservice_project accountsservice
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-6655.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

NIST Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) and configuration baseline data collector

kubernetes cloud configuration-management audit security-tools security-automation continuous-monitoring docker elasticsearch nist nist800-53

Makefile Go Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 2 months ago
16 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2019, 3:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-6655 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-6655 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:accountsservice_project:accountsservice:0.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

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